Collaborative Consumption: Is it a disruptive business model? Introduction Airbnb (www.airbnb.com) started in August 2008 as a booking service letting private‚ spare space around the world‚ a marketplace that connects people who need temporary living spaces‚ to people who have extra spaces. The extra spaces could be a spare bed‚ a room‚ an apartment or even a villa. In five years’ time they now have over 10 million nights booked‚ have over 300‚000 listings worldwide‚ operate over 33‚000 cities
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COLLABORATIVE TECHNOLOGIES: INSIGHT FROM THE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE Abstract Collaborative technologies exemplify information technology that has evolved in response to the need to increase efficiency and effectiveness of group meetings and cooperative work. As groups play a more important role in organizations‚ the use of collaborative technologies becomes more endemic. However‚ students training for organizational positions generally do not receive a high level of training in group work or working
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Collaborative Arrangements Why Companies Collaborate Firms opt for collaborative arrangements when exporting as an alternative may not be feasible. There are also financial considerations and companies may find it more advantageous to collaborate abroad to mitigate financial risk to the company. Reasons for Collaboration: To spread and reduce costs To specialize in competencies To avoid or counter competition To secure vertical and horizontal links To gain knowledge To gain location-specific
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Brazil – Consumption Analysis General Analysis The consumption and GDP data being considered for Brazil relates to the period 1996-2005. [1]The Consumption and National Income in Brazil during this period have risen in the same proportion approximately. The National Income and Consumption have been on a constant rise in the decade being analysed. The National Income of Brazil has grown at a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 3.08%‚ while the Consumption of Brazil has grown at a CAGR
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Are You What You Buy? As a society we are embedded in a culture of consumption. Consumerism brings out a passion in people to have things‚ be it objects or services that will make them feel better. This "passion" becomes a powerful force that makes people make some unwise decisions in their life. The money consumers spend on these goods could be going to the ever-surmounting needs for health care‚ poverty help‚ or other things that would help the society as a whole. This is why America is the
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networks. ECS functions optimally in a collaborative working environment (CWE). Cross-functional IS that enhance communication‚ coordination and collaboration among the members of business teams and workgroups. Enterprise collaboration enables employees in an organization to share information with one another and work together on projects from different geographic locations through a combination of software technologies‚ networking capabilities and collaborative processes. Technologies may include
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Collaborative and Workflow Tools A paper presented to the Department of Information Systems University of Cape Town By Ntombenhle Mngomezulu In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course Systems Development (INF4004W) Seminar #10 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 3 2. Collaboration 3 3. E-Collaboration and virtual teams 5 3.1. Challenges of virtual teams 6 3.1.1. Virtual Environment: 6 3.1.2. Trust: 7 3.1.3. Communication 7 3.1.4. Cultural differences 7
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and providers worldwide. Since its inception in 2008‚ Airbnb started an innovative community marketplace for people to list‚ discover‚ and book a wide variety of accommodations around the world. Airbnb has pioneered a new industry of “collaborative consumption” and peer-to-peer accommodation rentals‚ which leaves room for the company’s potential growth and worldwide adoption. Airbnb has experienced immense success with over 1 million hosts and travelers‚ over 10 million nights booked‚ and over
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COLLABORATIVE CONSUMPTION By Rachel Botsman * Collaborative Consumption is not a flimsy idea or a short term trend but a powerful culture and economic force reinventing not just what we consumed but how we consumed it * Swap trading * Swaptree * “Coincidence of wants” * Collaborative behaviors and trust mechanics behind the swapping idea * Extremely dynamics technology enabling trust between strangers * Creates an economy of “what’s mine is yours” * Hyper consumption
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THE CONSUMPTION FUNCTION To make the income-expenditure model more realistic‚ we will need to introduce other components of demand‚ including the government and the foreign sector. But first we need to recognize that consumers planned expenditures will depend on their level of income. • Consumer Spending and Income The consumption function describes the relationship between desired spending by consumers and the level of income. When consumers have more income‚ they will want to purchase more
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